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Pongify SOA 0020 · rare

Pongify · {U} · Instant · Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token. · "We see here a perfect example of a fundamental principle. Nothing can be 'destroyed.' It is merely catastrophically reorganized." —Professor Ruxа

Pongify · {U} · Instant · Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token. · "We see here a perfect example of a fundamental principle. Nothing can be 'destroyed.' It is merely catastrophically reorganized." —Professor Ruxа

Price
from $3.633 printings
Win rate
48.7% GIH 337 instances · Premier Draft
Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 164 wins in 337 card-in-hand instances.

337 distinct games · 140 distinct drafts · games recorded Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026.

17Lands file dated Jun 5, 2026 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Draft data

48.7%when drawn (GIH) · ◌

−6.7 pp vs 55.4% average · 337 instances

Premier Draft · Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · average from 582,914 games

#301 of 320 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 5.4 on average (7,932 packs).

47 of 49 blue cards · 11 of 11 blue rare cards.

Taken at pick8.7790 picks
Makes the deck18.8%790 picks with known usage
When played44.8%686 matchesBenched 53.0%
3,138 matches
When drawn48.7%337 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 45.7% · 151 instances
● Drawn later 51.1% · 186 instances

In hand 48.7% · 337 instances
Unseen in deck 44.6% · 377 instances
+4.1 percentage points when drawn

Compared with blue cards

Win rate when drawn48.7%337 instances47 of 49
Opening hand45.7%151 instances46 of 49
Drawn later51.1%186 instances48 of 49
In the deck46.0%733 instances49 of 49
Without seeing it44.6%377 instances49 of 49
Improvement when drawn+4.1 pp337 instances / 377 instances29 of 49
When benched53.0%3,138 matches46 of 49
Makes the deck18.8%790 picks with known usage47 of 49
Pick (last seen)5.47,932 packs34 of 49
Taken at8.7790 picks37 of 49

Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.

Best decks for it

no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum

Blue–Black UB66.7%3 instances · under 100Quandrix Incremental Value UG57.1%56 instances · under 100Prismari Opus Spellcasting UR43.8%73 instances · under 100

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (48.7% · 337 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Usually played with

Deck co-occurrence; not evidence of synergy.

Banishing Betrayal257 games with both in the deckEmbrace the Paradox247 games with both in the deckHydro-Channeler245 games with both in the deck
How to read this

Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.

At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.

Where it sits in the set

Above 6% of 320 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026

Collect

3 printingsScryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25Pack odds →

Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.

Prices

SOA 0020 · Mystical Archive · BorderlessListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$3.63
FoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$5.42

Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 98 packs (1.03%) · 11.6% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 98 packs (1.03%) · 11.6% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Foil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 8,047 packs (0.01%) · 0.4% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 258 packs (0.39%) · 11.0% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

How to pull it

Official rates for the whole category, not this card.

BoosterSlotPer packCategory
Play BoosterMystical Archive9.6%Mystical Archive rare
Play BoosterTraditional foil of any rarity100%Traditional foil of any rarity
Collector BoosterMystical Archive rare or mythicRegular cards in this group; no separate share publishedMystical Archive · nonfoil
Collector BoosterMystical Archive rare or mythicRegular cards in this group; no separate share publishedMystical Archive · traditional foil

Wizards · Collecting Secrets of Strixhaven ↗ · Oct 29, 2026

Details & sources

Legal in
Historic · Timeless · Modern · Legacy · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Dominik Mayer, SOA 20 · Scryfall ↗
More like this
Mystical Archive · Borderless printings →
Sources
Wizards · Collecting Secrets of Strixhaven · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗